Belgium at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
# Belgium at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Belgium competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar from 27 September to 6 October 2019. Belgium has entered 29 athletes. The country finished in 24th place in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Nafissatou Thiam | Women's heptathlon | October 4 |
| Bronze | Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Julien Watrin* | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | October 6 |

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

## Entrants

* including alternates

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* CHB = Championship best
* WL = World Leading
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season's best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* DNS = Did not start
* NM = No valid trial recorded

### Men

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jonathan Sacoor | 400 metres | 45.32 | 2 Q | 45.03 PB | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ismael Debjani | 1500 metres | 3:29:11 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Hendrix | 5000 metres | 13:39.69 | 13 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isaac Kimeli | 5000 metres | 13:20.99 q | 6 | — | 13:44.29 | 14 |
| Soufiane Bouchikhi | 10,000 metres | — | 28:15.43 | 13 |
| Thomas De Bock | Marathon | — | 2:21:13 | 42 |
| Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Julien Watrin | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:00.87 Q SB | 2 | — | 2:58.78 SB | |

**Field events**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ben Broeders | Pole vault | 5.70 q | 6 | 5.55 | 12 |
| Philip Milanov | Discus throw | 60.24 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Combined events – Decathlon**

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas van der Plaetsen | Result | 11.38 | 7.20 | 13.78 | 2.08 | 50.89 | 14.80 | 46.17 | 5.30 | 63.67 | 4:43.05 | 8125 | 9 |
| Thomas van der Plaetsen | Points | 778 | 862 | 715 | 878 | 774 | 874 | 791 | 1004 | 793 | 656 | 8125 | 9 |

### Women

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Imke Vervaet | 200 metres | 23.24 PB | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Renée Eykens | 800 metres | 2:03.65 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Manuela Soccol | Marathon | — | 2:59:11 | 31 |
| Hanna Vandenbussche | Marathon | — | DNF | DNF |
| Anne Zagré | 100 metres hurdles | 12.91 Q SB | 3 | DQ | DQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanne Claes | 400 metres hurdles | 57.15 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanne Claes Paulien Couckuyt Manon Depuydt Camille Laus Liefde Schoemaker Imke Vervaet | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:26.58 q NR | 4 | — | 3:27.15 | 5 |

**Field events**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Claire Orcel | High jump | 1.92 q | 11 | 1.89 | 11 |
| Fanny Smets | Pole vault | 4.40 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Combined events – Heptathlon**

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.36 | 1.95 | 15.22 | 24.60 | 6.40 | 48.04 | 2:18.93 PB | 6677 | |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Points | 1071 | 1171 | 876 | 924 | 975 | 822 | 838 | 6677 | |
| Hanne Maudens | Result | 13.90 PB | 1.71 | 13.12 | 23.81 PB | 6.41 | 36.22 | 2:12.98 | 6088 | 11 |
| Hanne Maudens | Points | 933 | 867 | 735 | 999 | 978 | 595 | 921 | 6088 | 11 |
| Noor Vidts | Result | 13.58 | 1.77 | 13.55 | 24.46 | 6.11 | 33.58 | 2:15.94 | 5989 | 15 |
| Noor Vidts | Points | 1039 | 941 | 764 | 937 | 883 | 545 | 880 | 5989 | 15 |

### Mixed

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dylan Borlée Hanne Claes Camille Laus Kevin Borlée Robin Vanderbemden* Imke Vervaet* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:16.16 NR | 8 q | — | 3:14.22 NR | 6 |
